wiz

plural wizzes

1. A person who is exceptionally clever, gifted or skilled in a particular area.

   a maths wiz

   Synonyms: adept, ace, artist, buff, crackerjack, crack hand, dab, dab hand

2. InternetinformalA wizard (an administrator of a multi-user dungeon).

   The wizzes are only the junior grade of the MUD illuminati. The people who attain the senior grade of MUD freemasonry by starting their own MUD, with all due hubris, are known as gods.

   2003, David Lojek, Emote to the Max, page 11

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   One notorious trick in less reputable corners of the MUD universe is to talk somebody into going into a dark corner of a MUD for some tinysex — dirty talking via computer screen, within character for the MUD, along with explicit posing — a dark corner where some invisible wizzes are hiding.

   2000, Howard Rheingold, The Virtual Community, revised edition, page 154

3. informalvideo gamesA wizard.

   I thought any spell caster class.... didn't seem to work well even with a wiz/sorc

   2002 July 20, Insane Ranter, “Anyone use counterspell mode????”, in alt.games.neverwinter-nights (Usenet)

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   The Savage axe does the most damage in one blow, but the dagger would be the most effective to use for a wiz. As a warrior I'd go for the King's broad sword.

   1997 December 9, David, “Diablo Quiz”, in alt.games.diablo (Usenet)

   I personally feel that a 20th level wiz should be able to do more than 4 Magic Missile spells per day.

   2000 April 27, Dan, “[3e] Rumours on Spells/level”, in rec.games.frp.dnd (Usenet)

   People (including me) already asked about this; it's not unbalancing because it's a spell trigger item, which means 1) it's a standard action to charge up the true strike, so the +20 only applies to one shot every 2 rounds; and 2) sorcs/wizzes are the only classes that can activate it since they're the only classes with true strike on their spell list.

   2002 January 27, Scott Sadusky, “Bow of True Arrows is a permanent +20 bow”, in rec.games.frp.dnd (Usenet)

present singular third person wizzes · participle present wizzing · participle past wizzed · past wizzed

1. InternetinformalintransitiveTo be promoted to wizard (administrator) status in a multi-user dungeon, by completing the game quest.

   I lost interest and stopped playing soon after I wizzed.

plural wizzes

1. alternativeslangvulgarAlternative spelling of whiz: an act of urination.

   I have to take a wiz.

1. pronunciation spellingslangespecially represents slurred or drunken speechPronunciation spelling of with.